Meet Our Team at Tiny Hoppers

Brigida and her operations team are responsible for the development of operational processes, procedures, manuals, franchisee training, and creating and implementing business processes to ensure all franchisees remain on task. Brigida and her marketing team are responsible for developing quarterly sales and marketing manuals, brochures, promotional items, ads to ensure franchisee success. Brigida also has over 26 years experience in managing small businesses and franchising. Her dedication to children dates back over 30 years as a volunteer coordinator for childrens fashion shows, fundraising events, assisting young children aged 3-15 years with self esteem and self confidence. Brigida is heavily involved in community fundraising and charity events. She is the proud recipient of the 40 under 40 award, was featured in the Distinguished Women’s Magazine. She won the Distinguished Italian Women of Ottawa award and the Ottawa philanthropic award for the charitable work she has done with the Kidney Foundation.

Tiny Hoppers’ Curriculum Team is lead by Theresa Balys-Bertuzzi. Theresa is a certified primary teacher who taught with the Ottawa Carleton District School Board. She also holds additional certification in Early Childhood Education and has been creating programming and training teachers for the past 17 years while working in the field of teaching and childcare for the past 24 years. Theresa designs the Tiny Hoppers classroom layouts and oversees coordinating the ordering of all classroom furniture and equipment ensuring that Tiny Hoppers schools are of the highest quality. Theresa and her team research the newest trends in education and ensure that the classrooms are staying current and up to date. She oversees the creation of workshops for our educators and provides them with round the clock support so that they may provide high quality programing for the children. Theresa is also the proud recipient of the 40 under 40 and featured in the Distinguished Women’s Magazine